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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 405 stainless steel and N08700 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 35 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 51
45
Rockwell B Hardness 76
81
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 300
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
32
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
42 to 52.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030